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. >> without rosa parks, there wouldn't have been martin luther king jr. and maybe without rosa parks and martin luther king jr., there would be no barack obama. >> reporter: for sculptor eugene daub, knowing rosa parks came through hundreds of photos. >> she seemed to me a very -- not shy, but modest. a very modest woman. and i wanted that -- that to come through. her modesty. >> reporter: daub worked from clay to fashion a likeness that was ultimately cast in bronze. >> we wanted to come up with something that was unique and was somehow even more symbolic than the seat itself, which was the fact of her determination. >> reporter: now rosa parks' courage holds a permanent place of honor. kelly o'donnell, nbc news, the capitol. >>> that's our broadcast on a wednesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> right now at 6:00 flags fly at half-staff at police departments around the bay area as these departments mourn the loss of two santa cruz officers killed in the
. >> without rosa parks, there wouldn't have been martin luther king jr. and maybe without rosa parks and martin luther king jr., there would be no barack obama. >> reporter: for sculptor eugene daub, knowing rosa parks came through hundreds of photos. >> she seemed to me a very -- not shy, but modest. a very modest woman. and i wanted that -- that to come through. her modesty. >> reporter: daub worked from clay to fashion a likeness that was ultimately cast in bronze....
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luther king jr. day events. >>> the woman at the center of one of the most shocking anti-smoking campaigns of all time has died. the family of debbie austin says she died of cancer on friday at a hospital in southern california. austin first appeared on tv in 1996, smoking a cigarette through a hole in her throat. the anti-smoking ad was designed to illustrate just how addicting smoking can be. austin started smoking at age 13 and never quit. her larynx was removed when she was 42 to allow her to breathe. debbie austin was 62 years old. >>> meanwhile, sacramento lawmakers considering a new law that would prohibit smoking in all multifamily homes. the measure would prohibit smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes and condos, duplexes and apartments. >>> new this morning, boeing says it has come up with a permanent fix for its 787 dreamliner. the company's president made the announcement in tokyo this morning. >> solution takes into account any possible event that occur, any factor, causal factor, that cou
luther king jr. day events. >>> the woman at the center of one of the most shocking anti-smoking campaigns of all time has died. the family of debbie austin says she died of cancer on friday at a hospital in southern california. austin first appeared on tv in 1996, smoking a cigarette through a hole in her throat. the anti-smoking ad was designed to illustrate just how addicting smoking can be. austin started smoking at age 13 and never quit. her larynx was removed when she was 42 to...
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martin luther king jr. lyndon b. johnson signed the voting rights act of 1965, and a key provision of the all too important law is in jeopardy now. with me is the reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation here on msnbc, plus -- as well as martin luther king iii, president and ceo of martin luther king injury, center for nonviolence, social change. gentlemen, it's great to have you here. mr. king, i want to start with you. both you and the reverend were many the courtroom yesterday, and tom goldstein said that a majority of the court seems committed to invalidating sections -- or invalidating section 5 of the voting rights act and requiring congress to revisit the formula for requiring preclearance of voting changes. the vote seems quite likely to be five to four." again, according to the blog. with the exception of justice scalia's very bold challenge to renewing the voting rights act as a per pet rags of racial entitlement, do you get any indication that section 5 of the voting rights act won't be in jeopardy by
martin luther king jr. lyndon b. johnson signed the voting rights act of 1965, and a key provision of the all too important law is in jeopardy now. with me is the reverend al sharpton, host of politics nation here on msnbc, plus -- as well as martin luther king iii, president and ceo of martin luther king injury, center for nonviolence, social change. gentlemen, it's great to have you here. mr. king, i want to start with you. both you and the reverend were many the courtroom yesterday, and tom...
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. >> martin luther king jr. called rosa parks the spark that ignited the modern civil rights movement. parks made history in 1955 refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a city bus in montgomery, alabama. history is being made once again with a special honor on capitol hill. nancy cordes is there. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is an honor that was eight years in the making. congress voted back in 2005 to commission a statue of parks to be placed here in statuary hall here in capital building just behind me. congress doesn't do this every day. the last time they did this was 140 years ago and the statue is being unveiled today. the u.s. capitol is filled with more than 180 statues. giants of american history. today rosa parks who stood 5'1" takes her place among those giants. her statue was lifted in the capitol by crane hidden in a crate. >> you must be so curious about what it looks like. >> i am, i am. >> reporter: elaine steele was one of parks' closet friends. steele said parks wasn't
. >> martin luther king jr. called rosa parks the spark that ignited the modern civil rights movement. parks made history in 1955 refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a city bus in montgomery, alabama. history is being made once again with a special honor on capitol hill. nancy cordes is there. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is an honor that was eight years in the making. congress voted back in 2005 to commission a statue of parks to be placed here in...
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luther king jr. captureded the camera's attention out front, but just as sure as there was a civil rights movement there were women who made it possible. recently i visited the freedom sisters exhibit at the national civil rights museum in memphis, tennessee. i want to start with a little bit of a discussion about ms. myrlie evers williams. why so important to have her included here. >> well, one reason that she was included here is to show young people that you, too, can lead. you can be as for of change, and does it not have to be somebody from centuries ago, because there is work to be done. >> to walk in this space, hayed to walk past the motel where dr. king stood and was assassinated, and i had to stop and step back because it impacts you. >> yes. >> when that assassin took dr. king, he also created coretta scott king in many ways s. that part of how some of them come to us? >> i think so. i absolutely think so that history sort of thrust them into the limelight even when they have been in trad
luther king jr. captureded the camera's attention out front, but just as sure as there was a civil rights movement there were women who made it possible. recently i visited the freedom sisters exhibit at the national civil rights museum in memphis, tennessee. i want to start with a little bit of a discussion about ms. myrlie evers williams. why so important to have her included here. >> well, one reason that she was included here is to show young people that you, too, can lead. you can be...